Union Pacific Locomotive #119 and Central Pacific Locomotive #60 ...

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Stars are construction drawings ofstandard tenders of the
period is the Welssenbora. drawings in Appendix B, and thers are
diagrams of them Is same, of the other appendices to the report.
Ibere is in existence at Sraveltown, in the San Fernando
Valley, on the outskirts of £os Mg&l&s? Stoc&ton & gastern
locomotive #1 with its tender. This locomotivse was built ia »
a 4-^-0 of nearly the saae specificatiaas as Jzjjjiter. Its tender
as it stands ia Eraveltova today ia nearly all original, still
haviog the old tank ia it. The locomotive vas originally built by
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the Xancaster Worlis at^^g^i, PeimsylTaiiia for the Western Pacific
Railroad. If needed, the basic dimensions and specifications of this
tender could be taken from the original and used io the drawings for
Jtepiter and #119 tendjars- But I do aot aatdcipete this will "im
required.
Tenders were necessary adjuncts to Iocc8aotives. They did t»o
things. Thsy carried a supj4y of water for the locomotive boiler;
they carried fuel to burn in the locomotive firebox to heat the
water to make steam- Steam pressure operated the pistons in the
cylinders and the driveshafta that turned the wheels and made the
engine stove.
6f. Ehe witer examined this locomotive and tender with
Mr. Gerald M, Best on May 3, I#66* According to Mr. Beat* this tender
is just abotit what both the Jfa$>iter and #i£9 carried ^ith them as
original equipment*
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